Package card



' O. T. BRIGGS PACKAGE CARD Filed Aug. 27. 1924 May. 1,7; 192,1.

TT RNEY WITNESSz- A O and Patented May 17,1927.v

UNITED STATES' DRUM T. BRIGGS, 'OF INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PACKAGE CARD.

Application led August 27, 1924. Serial No. 734,502.

This invention relates to an address card, the 'al object of theinvention being toV- provide a card which is adapted `to be tried or.otherwise fastened to a package such as a parcel post paclage and whichis designed` to contain the name of the sender, the name` of the personto whom the package is-scnt and the stamp or stamps.

Another object of the invention is to provide the card with a space forthe naine of the shipper so that it can be used for returning thepackage or another' package.

A further object ofthe invention is to Aprovide the card with anextension which when folded upon the lmaj or part of the card and thecard fastened to a package. will form a pocket for containing envelopes,cards or the like. l

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangementl of the several parts, to be'hereinafter' fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsspecifically pointed out in the appended yclai Y g In describing myinvention indetail, reference will'be had to the accompanying,r

drawings wherein like characters Vdenote like or corresponding partsthroughoutthe several views, and in which 4 'Y Figure l is a view of apackage the invention in use. j

Figure 2 is a view of the device itself.

r-"rs shown in these views the device c0mprises a blank which is formedof the maj or part l and the minor part 2, the parts being` separatedfrom each other byr the, scored or weakened line 8 which forms a hingefor permitting the part 2 to be folded over upon the part. The outeredges of the parts l. and Ai2 are each provided with an eyelet 4, theeyelets registering with each other when ythe parts are folded .one uponthe other so that a string 5 can be passed through the two eyelets whenthe device is placed on a package A to hold the two .parts together.'Ihus a pocket is formed by the two parts in showing which can be placedenvelopes, cards and the like. The part l is provided with a. pair ofeyelets 6 ateach cnd for receiving portions of the string` as shown inFigure l, so thatthe device is attached to thepackage byy the stringwhich is placed around the package to hold the cover thereon vThe part lon veach face'contains the space 7 for the name of the person to whomthe package is to. be sent, a space 8 for the name of the person sendingthe package and a space 9 forl the stamp.V Thus one face of the part lcan be used by the shipperfor instance, and then the other face can beused by the customer in returning the article or another article to theshipper.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple devicewhich can be used as a shipping card and which forms a pocket forcontaining cards, envelopes or the like and which is securely fastenedto the package by the string which ties up the package. l

It is thought from the foregoing descrip-` tion that the'advantages andnovel features of my invention will bev readily apparent.

n I desire .it to be understood that I may make changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, providedY that such changes fall within the scope'of the appendedclaim.

vWhat I claimiszm A shipping card comprising a blank lformed of a majorand a minor part, the

. minor part having its ends terminating short,

of the major part, the point of junction between the two parts beingscored so that one part can be' folded over onto the other part to form`a pocket, the outer marginaly .edges of each part having an eyelet,which eyelets are adapted to align when the parts are folded and thema]` or parts having spaced eyelets at each end with all of saidYeyelets adapted to receive a tieing string therethrough for retainingthe pocket in a closed position as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

voRUM T. sarees.

